So why do you care about the cost of NATO? I should care, I pay taxes in the US. And oh wait…
I always forgot since it’s new: I’m actually a US citizen as well.
That does not change my view : US should not be surprised to bear the brunt of the cost. Since it’s their toy.
And my personal wish would be for that alliance to be replaced by something controlled by EU.
Then if the US want to keep their base, they can ask.
Because NATO is beneficial for western led global order which I much prefer to other systems that would be leading if not for it. Anything led by the EU is useless because the EU programs are death by 1000 committee cuts. Nothing ever gets done there because there's too much bureaucracy.